![]() ![]() Though less well known, Passions of the Mind was an American bestseller upon its release, spending 13 weeks at the top of the New York Times Bestseller List (fiction) in the spring of 1971, and nearly 30 weeks in the top 15. ![]() Irving Stone is best renowned for his several biographical novels, the best known being Lust for Life and The Agony and the Ecstasy (about the artists Vincent van Gogh and Michelangelo, respectively), which were both adapted into major Hollywood productions. The book is notable for going into great detail of Freud's theories, especially the Oedipus Complex. ![]() It covers many aspects of the subject's life, including his hospital work, his relationship with his parents, his marriage to Martha Bernays, and his support for his successor, Carl Jung. It is a biographical novel about the psychiatrist Sigmund Freud and covers his life from when he was a student to when he is forced to leave Austria to escape the growing influence of the Nazis. The book is divided into nine sections, each named after the place where van Gogh lived. ![]() He drew heavily from Vincent and Theo van Gogh’s letters to each other, as well as historical research. The Passions of the Mind is a 1971 novel by American author Irving Stone. American author Irving Stone wrote the novel Lust for Life in 1934, which was based on Vincent van Gogh’s life. ![]()
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